ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Melatonin Promotes Muscle Growth and Redirects Fat Deposition in Cashmere Goats via Gut Microbiota Modulation and Enhanced Antioxidant Capacity.
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- Effects of Substituting Dietary Corn with Grain Byproducts on Fattening Hu Sheep: Growth Performance, Rumen Fermentation, Energy-Nitrogen Metabolism and Greenhouse Gas Emissions.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Melatonin Enhances Muscle Development and Suppresses Fat Deposition in Cashmere Goats by Implicating Gut Microbiota and Ameliorating Systemic Antioxidant Status.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Liaoning cashmere goats is a dual-purpose breed valued for premium cashmere fiber and meat yields, and there is currently a lack of optimized strategies for meat quality, including skeletal muscle development and lipid partitioning. This investigation systematically examines how melatonin administration modulates gastrointestinal microbiota and antioxidant capacity to concurrently enhance skeletal muscle hypertrophy and redirect lipid deposition patterns, ultimately improving meat quality and carcass traits in Liaoning cashmere goats. Thirty female half-sibling kids were randomized into control and melatonin-treated groups (2 mg/kg live weight with subcutaneous implants). Postmortem analyses at 8 months assessed carcass traits, meat quality, muscle histology, plasma metabolites, and gut microbiota (16S rRNA sequencing). Melatonin supplementation decreased visceral adiposity (perirenal, omental, and mesenteric fat depots with a
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